Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
She looked down. “Why don’t we kick their butts?”
He shook his head. “I don’t think that’s a good idea. There are too many of them. Even if we defeat these people, there will be more after that.”
“I have a better idea.” She took out a bottle of drugs. “My master gave this to me. He said it could temporarily knock people out, but I have never used it.”
Callum’s eyes shone. “That’s a good idea. Any spray cans here, Federick?”
I see what they’re getting at. He took a bottle of insect repellent from the windowsill and poured everything out. He then rinsed it and handed it to Elspeth. “Only one, but I think it’s enough.”
Elspeth took the bottle and poured her drug into it, then she added some water and shook it. “I’ll do it. They’ll be knocked out in a minute.”
She was about to go out, but someone held her hand. “No. That’s too dangerous. I’ll go.”
Callum wouldn’t let her risk herself, but Elspeth wasn’t that weak. “I’m a better fighter. Don’t forget that I’m a karate champion.”
He wasn’t doubting her, but he was just worried. These people were brutes. If they hurt her, he would make sure this whole village was leveled and destroyed.
While they were trying to take the can, Federick stood up. “I’m their target. If I go out, they’ll let their guard down, so let me do it.” Before they could say anything, he took the spray can and straightened himself out. He then shouted, “Stop it right now!”
The villagers stopped attacking the house.
Buck shouted, “Come out here and give Yelena to us if you know what’s good for you, or we’ll keep mowing your house down!”
Yelena was shivering in fear. They want me?
Federick looked at her and smiled. “Calm down. Don’t worry. I won’t hand you to them.”
With a trembling voice, Yelena asked, “What if you get hurt? What if they attack you?” Her lips were turning pale as well.
Federick was amused. “Are you worried about me?”
He’s still trying to crack a joke? Frustrated, she said, “What are you talking about? You’re my friend, of course, I’m worried about you. You can’t joke right now.”
The light in Federick’s eyes dimmed. He turned around and muttered, “Just a friend, huh?” He raised his head and perked up, his eyes clearing up. “This is beyond us. I’ll buy us some time, and remember to lock the door once I leave.” He then went out.
Elspeth and the rest stayed inside. The noise completely died down in just a minute, and then someone knocked on the door.
Yelena quickly opened it, and Federick was standing outside smiling at her. She almost cried. “That was scary.”
She looks so hurt. He patted her head. “Alright, calm down. I’m not that weak.”
Elspeth and Callum weren’t worried. They knew he was sure he could take these people the moment he left so confidently. Federick was a lot more powerful than they thought. He could even be on par with Elspeth. Only an airhead like Yelena would think he was engaged in a deadly battle and wait with worry.
“They’re taken care of, but I think more are on their way. We have to leave now.” Federick wanted to see if he could teach these people to be good citizens, but these people had no conscience at all.
Elspeth thought he had a point, so she started packing up.
Yelena noticed something wrong. “Hey, there should be six of us, but now there are only five.” There were three college girls including me. The scaredy-cat’s been hiding in the room next door, but I haven’t seen her lately, especially this morning. She’s gone off somewhere and didn’t come back.
Enna was conflicted. “She left at 6.00AM. I was going to the bathroom, and I called out to her. She said she was fine.”
“So, should we help her?” Yelena’s heart told her she couldn’t leave this girl, but their circumstances were difficult. If they didn’t leave now, they might never be able to leave.
Noticing her concern, Elspeth volunteered herself. “You guys leave. I’ll search for her.”
“No. You’re not staying in this place alone. It’s dangerous,” Callum vetoed the suggestion.
Just when they were in a dilemma, a commotion broke out at the entrance. The missing college girl appeared and was standing in front of a big group of people, pointing at Yelena. “They’re the ones who told the public Yelena is here.”
Enna had a good relationship with the girl. When she saw the girl’s risky attempt, she frowned and asked, “Do you know what you are doing, Carole?” Her voice was stern.
“Of course, I know what I’m doing. Not only that, but I also know what you guys are up to.” Carole turned around and smiled at the man behind her. “You’re right, Uncle Macall. She is a cop!”
Uncle Macall?
The others were stunned, and Yelena was equally shocked. “He is your uncle?” she asked.
“Surprise, right? I am also a villager of this village.” Carole brushed her hair and said triumphantly, “It’s fortunate that Uncle Macall is a genius. He figured that there would be a cop among us, so he told me to pretend to be a student who was kidnapped. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have caught you red-handed.”
Carole was done with pretending. If Don hadn’t promised that she would marry Federick after things were done, she wouldn’t have accepted this mission. After all, this was a challenging mission. She could still remember the harsh slap she had to endure when being chosen by the villagers.
“Alright. I have told you guys the truth, so don’t think of running away. There is no way out anymore.”
“Yes.” The man behind Carole squinted his eyes and smiled. “All you have to do is behave and hand over those ladies. As for the cop…” The man’s face immediately turned fierce. “Kill her in the mountains!”
At that moment, Enna’s face turned pale. She hid behind the crowds as she trembled in fear. Ultimately, she was just a girl who had just stepped into society. Thus, she didn’t know what to do.
“I think we need to discuss this matter again, Chief Macall.”
So, he is the chief. No wonder he looks almighty, thought Elspeth as she scanned around the surroundings, observing the villagers.
“There’s nothing to talk about, Mr. Seanzy. You are being assigned here by the authority, so we can’t do anything to you. Why don’t you just stay here and marry Carole? If you are willing to oblige, I will let this matter slide.” As Don spoke, Carole blushed and lowered her head.
“However, I will need you to hand over the cop.” Don was unwilling to let go of Enna.
“What if I refused to?” asked Federick.
When Don heard his words, he laughed. On the other hand, the villagers gripped their knives tightly.
“You don’t have a choice.” Two villagers charged toward Elspeth and the others when his words fell, seemingly as if they were in for a fight.
At that moment, Elspeth and Callum stood in front. Seeing that the man was getting closer, Elspeth kicked the knife off his hand while Callum gave him a fatal punch. It was obvious that these skinny villagers were no match for them.
Don sensed something was wrong and quickly ordered, “All of you, get them. Let’s see how strong they can be.”
After all, he didn’t think that the duo would be able to defeat a bunch of people.
The villagers were frightened when they saw their companions fall to the ground. However, they remembered that they had outnumbered them. Thus, they braced themselves and charged toward the duo. However, the villagers were kicked to the ground before getting near the duo.
Soon, many people winced in pain as they lay on the ground.
“Such weaklings,” commented Elspeth as she stepped on a man’s chest, deliberately putting force on her leg.
The man yelped in pain and pleaded, “Please. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you. It was Chief Macall who told us to do it. Please let me go. Don’t touch me. It hurts!”
“Stop moving and shut up!”
The man’s face twisted in pain, but he didn’t dare to scream out loud.
Don felt embarrassed. Never would he expect that he would raise a bunch of weaklings! However, he didn’t give up just yet. Before the others could react, he glanced toward a spot. In that split second, an arrow charged toward them.
“It’s an ambush!”
Elspeth quickly gathered the others and dodged the arrow. However, Yelena was a step behind. Just as the arrow was going to pierce through her head, someone stood before her and blocked the attack.
Then, Yelena heard a grunt before the man fell onto her.
“Federick!” Looking at Federick’s pale face, Yelena had tears in her eyes. “What are you doing? Why did you help me?”
“You would be hurt if I didn’t step forward.” Seeing that she was in tears, Federick wiped the tears from her eyes. “I’m alright. Don’t cry. You look ugly when you cry.”
Yelena couldn’t believe he would still joke around when his life was in danger.
On the other hand, Elspeth and Callum looked around and noticed that someone was hiding on the rooftop while holding a bow. When Elspeth saw that person, a glint flashed across her eyes. She grabbed a stone from the ground and threw it in the person’s direction.
“Ah!” The stone hit the man right in the eye as he wobbled and fell off the rooftop! With a loud bang, his head landed first on the ground, and blood was splattered everywhere.
“Some… Someone is dead!”
Although Don had seen dead people before, it was never his own villagers. Thus, everything was fine. However, now that one of his villagers was dead, everyone was tense, and Don knew things were getting out of hand. After some time, he cleared his throat and said, “Calm down. It’s just a dead person. Don’t worry about it.” He tried to take hold of the situation.
